Tissue integration of zirconia and titanium implants with and without buccal dehiscence defects-A histologic and radiographic preclinical study.

Daniel Stefan Thoma Hyun-Chang LimKyeong-Won PaengJin-Young Park Christoph Hans Franz Hämmerle Ronald Ernst Jung

Published in: Clinical oral implants research (2019)

When buccal dehiscence was presented, titanium implants presented significant loss of peri-implant mucosal height compared to zirconia implants with a modified surface, due to greater apical shift of the margo mucosae. A modified zirconia surface enhanced osseointegration.

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